By Alexiana Fry. In the midst of trauma, many people begin to seek out a “reason” behind the situation that besets them—conspiracy theories are among the many ways through which people attempt to cope with their lack of control. Yet, this process of reasoning can easily turn into blame displacement, or scapegoating, a process that […]
By Yohana Junker. [1] Over the past few weeks we have been forced to grapple with the ways COVID-19 has shaken our structures in profound ways. As the numbers rise exponentially, we are witnessing the disintegration of whole communities, cities, and systems. In the US, we are at the beginning of a long-term process that […]
By Sharon Jacob. In many cultures, mass-suicides have been used as a form of protest against foreign colonization. In India, the ritual of Jauhar was traditionally performed by upper caste Rajput women that immolated themselves by jumping into flames together. Lakshana N. Palat describes the ritual in detail writing, “At night, they would dress in […]
By Katherine Dugan. Unplanned: What She Saw Changed Everything is the newest pro-life film to hit mainstream movie theaters. Released in late March 2019, Unplanned follows the young adulthood of Abby Johnson. Abby is depicted as a bright-eyed woman who wants to, as she puts it, “do good in the world.” Based on her memoir, […]
By Susan Thistlethwaite. Adapted from her talk given at the Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network meeting on November 16, 2018. I always feel more secure when I reach into my purse, and I find some change. When I was a child, one of the ways my father controlled my mother was occasionally not giving her money […]
By Cynthia Moe-Lobeda. Adapted from her talk given at the Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network meeting on November 16, 2018. Resistance to advanced global capitalism (also known as neo-liberalism and as corporate-and-finance-driven capitalism) has generated a vital movement to forge alternative forms of economic life on global, national, and local levels. These alternatives share the three […]
By Mary E. Hunt. The Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER) convened the 22nd working meeting of Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network at the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado on Friday, November 16, 2018 from 4-6 PM. Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza and Mary E. Hunt presided at the […]
By Claire E. Sufrin. The Jewish holiday of Purim fell this year on Thursday, March 21. The holiday celebrates the survival of the Jews of Shushan long, long ago as told in the biblical book of Esther. The story centers on Esther, a young Jewish woman, whose uncle Mordecai encourages her to compete to become […]
By Rebecca J. Epstein-Levi. During the recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearings about the sexual assault allegations against him, now- Justice Brett Kavanaugh found, among his obfuscations and fulminations about the damage done to his honor and that of the house of his fathers, several opportunities to aver his particular fondness for beer: Yes, we drank beer. […]
By Sarah Emanuel. Over the last few months, the #MeToo movement has taken the world by storm. Survivors of sexual violence and sexual assault have been encouraged, through the use of the #MeToo hashtag, to voice their stories, experiences, and concerns. The movement is now often considered to be both a pathway to healing and […]